I am Da Song

Chapter 316
Learn from the Central Plains.

The simple four words contain all aspects of a country from spiritual outlook, to social atmosphere, to national system, to folk customs and so on.

This is a big matter, and Zhao Huan is also paying special attention to it, waiting for Zhang Shuye to analyze it in detail.

Zhang Shuye said: "Our court is as powerful as it is today, and it is at the peak of the sky. Both the Jin Kingdom and Xixia have learned all aspects of our court system in recent years."

"Especially in Xixia. Since the founding of Xixia, I have copied our national system. Now I have copied my dynasty's system, culture and even government orders intact. Often I issue a reform decree. It doesn't take half a month. Xixia will follow up."

"This has led to the rapid recovery of Xixia's national strength. With the collection of silver per mu, Xixia's territory spanning thousands of miles has rapidly enriched its national public warehouse."

"And rewarding inventions will make its defense equipment advance by leaps and bounds."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the Jin army cannot be defeated on the Xixia battlefield, but the defense of the city is absolutely impenetrable. Everywhere in the city is full of grain, and the walls are covered with bed crossbows and cannon mounts."

"The Jin army has always been bad at attacking cities. If they directly hit the iron wall deployed by the Xixia people, I am afraid that they will suffer heavy losses."

Zhao Huan instantly understood.

Civilization is diffuse, which is an irresistible law.

With his own arrival and vigorously promoting reforms, the Song Dynasty was once again glorious and prosperous.It quickly became an undisputed beacon of civilization.

Xixia and Jin, the two countries closest to the Song Dynasty, will inevitably learn from the system and culture of the Song Dynasty.

If you can't beat it, then join.This is an eternal truth.

"But this is only from a military point of view. Xixia's overall strong national strength and stable internal order can provide great strategic advantages. The Privy Council thought that as long as Xixia could stabilize its defense on a certain front, the Jin Army would immediately Fall into a disadvantage, and may even return home in a disastrous defeat."

No wonder the Golden Army has such a great military advantage, the Privy Council still believes that there will be variables in this battle.

This is indeed the tradition of the Golden Army, relying on military strength and physical means to overcome all difficulties to make up for their lack of strategy and overall situation.

But Zhao Huan asked strangely: "Since the Jin army is facing such an embarrassing situation in this battle, why do they insist on sending troops?"

Zhang Shuye replied immediately: "It is learning from me that gave the Jurchens the confidence to send troops."

"Since the entire army of the Eastern Route Army led by the Third Prince Zongfu was wiped out by the Shenwu Youjun. The Jurchens began to imitate our military system."

"The whole country abandoned the Meng'an Muke system and implemented the Conscription Act instead. This made the Jurchens' military strength expand several times in an instant."

"In the Kingdom of Jin, all men up to the age of 23 must join the army to serve the country. They no longer follow the March [-] recruitment system of the Meng'an Muke system, but generally join the army. The number of Jin soldiers has more than tripled. Especially Khitan, Both Bohai and Han people generally joined the army, which made their military strength incomparable. The birth and mature Jurchen all joined the army, which made their elites more brave and good at fighting."

Zhao Huan exclaimed: "Jurchen do this, where can they get the logistics supplies? How can they develop production and maintain food if they bring young and strong into the army."

The premise of the Song Dynasty's implementation of the conscription law was that the country was strong and the agriculture was highly developed, and that the imperial court had indeed raised millions of forbidden troops before.Although the millions of banned troops are paid a lot.But the empty salary is also the salary, and the national finance and food allocation are distributed according to the scale of millions of forbidden troops.If the Xiang Army is included, the number will be even greater.

That's why Zhao Huan dared to advance the conscription bill and recruit more than 130 million new troops.

However, the population of the Jurchens is only over one million, and the peak population of the Liao Kingdom they inherited was only 900 million.After so many years of killing and crushing, it would be good if the population of Jin Kingdom could effectively control 800 million.

They used to raise 10,000+ troops to move forward with heavy loads, if they tripled the army. An army of 30 would almost crush the finances of the Kingdom of Jin.

"That's why I thought the Jurchens had to fight this battle."

"Although the financial pressure is huge, this is the best way out for the Jurchens. Pass the conscription bill to gather young and strong elites of all ethnic groups into the army to prevent them from rebelling locally."

"Then try our best to expand outward. If you win the battle, you can greatly alleviate the internal hatred. If you lose, you can also weaken the strength of the hostile forces and help the Jurchens reduce the pressure of the civil war."

Although he felt that the future was dark and bloody, Zhao Huan had to agree with Zhang Shuye's words that this was indeed the best way out for the Jurchens.

But once they set foot on a certain Sithism, they must invest [-]% of the country's wealth in the military and continue to expand their military.

Use military myths and wealth plunder to suppress domestic conflicts and disputes.

Zhao Huan said: "The Jurchens are very powerful, cruel, bloodthirsty, and predatory. I think they must not be allowed to expand wantonly, otherwise they will endanger the Central Plains sooner or later. They must be nipped in the bud."

"Besides, Xixia is a vassal of our dynasty. Due to emotion and reason, the Holy Dynasty cannot sit back and watch it be invaded by enemy states."

How a powerful empire took responsibility, in this regard, Ming Dynasty left a deep and incomparable impression on later generations.

Japan invaded North Korea, and Ming Dynasty decisively sent troops to push Japan into the sea.

This point made Zhao Huan especially deeply touched.

You must know that the Ming army pushed Japan into the sea on the Korean peninsula, which was only one of the three major Wanli expeditions in the Ming Dynasty.

While pushing Japanese samurai in the Warring States Period, 20 Ming troops were still in the southwest to quell the rebellion of chieftain Yang Yinglong.

Don't think it's called toast, it's really earthy.Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the Yang family has established a separatist regime in the local Bozhou.In the Battle of Diaoyu City, where God broke his whip, they were one of the main defenders.The Mongolian iron cavalry who swept across Europe and Asia had nothing to do with them, and finally the Southern Song Dynasty perished before they succeeded in persuading them to surrender.

By the time of Yang Yinglong in the Ming Dynasty, the Yang family had been in the local area for more than [-] years.

The Wanli Dynasty, however, has undoubtedly entered the late Ming Dynasty, but the Ming army is still very capable of fighting. Not only did they suppress the Bozhou chieftain who was helpless with Mongolian cavalry, but all three Wanli expeditions ended in victory.

Although many people have never even heard of the content of the three major signs of Wanli.But this just shows the strength of a dynasty's force.

Throughout the long years of the dynasty, armies have fought on all sides and have always won.

The slaughtered Hulu and rebels are countless, and these people are not even worth mentioning.

Until the continuous wars, a certain time when the Hulu turned defeat into victory, it was a heroic epic worthy of all the Hulu's special books.

Zhao Huan felt that the Song army should develop in this direction, and its combat effectiveness should be consistent throughout, and it has always been able to maintain the position of the Song Dynasty as the upper kingdom.

Therefore, Da Song must intervene in this war between Jin and Xixia.

(End of this chapter)